SCP-7909

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What this is

A bunch of miscellaneous CSS 'improvements' that I, CroquemboucheCroquembouche, use on a bunch of pages because I think it makes them easier to deal with.

The changes this component makes are bunch of really trivial modifications to ease the writing experience and to make documenting components/themes a bit easier (which I do a lot). It doesn't change anything about the page visually for the reader — the changes are for the writer.

I wouldn't expect translations of articles that use this component to also use this component, unless the translator likes it and would want to use it anyway.

This component probably won't conflict with other components or themes, and even if it does, it probably won't matter too much.

Usage

On any wiki:

[[include :scp-wiki:component:croqstyle]]

This component is designed to be used on other components. When using on another component, be sure to add this inside the component's [[iftags]] block, so that users of your component are not forced into also using Croqstyle.

Related components

Other personal styling components (which change just a couple things):

Personal styling themes (which are visual overhauls):

CSS changes

Reasonably-sized footnotes

Stops footnotes from being a million miles wide, so that you can actually read them.

.hovertip { max-width: 400px; }

Monospace edit/code

Makes the edit textbox monospace, and also changes all monospace text to Fira Code, the obviously superior monospace font.

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fira+Code:wght@400;700&display=swap');
 
:root { --mono-font: "Fira Code", Cousine, monospace; }
#edit-page-textarea, .code pre, .code p, .code, tt, .page-source { font-family: var(--mono-font); }
.code pre * { white-space: pre; }
.code *, .pre * { font-feature-settings: unset; }

Teletype backgrounds

Adds a light grey background to <tt> elements ({{text}}), so code snippets stand out more.

tt {
  background-color: var(--swatch-something-bhl-idk-will-fix-later, #f4f4f4);
  font-size: 85%;
  padding: 0.2em 0.4em;
  margin: 0;
  border-radius: 6px;
}

No more bigfaces

Stops big pictures from appearing when you hover over someone's avatar image, because they're stupid and really annoying and you can just click on them if you want to see the big version.

.avatar-hover { display: none !important; }

Breaky breaky

Any text inside a div with class nobreak has line-wrapping happen between every letter.

.nobreak { word-break: break-all; }

Code colours

Add my terminal's code colours as variables. Maybe I'll change this to a more common terminal theme like Monokai or something at some point, but for now it's just my personal theme, which is derived from Tomorrow Night Eighties.

Also, adding the .terminal class to a fake code block as [[div class="code terminal"]] gives it a sort of pseudo-terminal look with a dark background. Doesn't work with [[code]], because Wikidot inserts a bunch of syntax highlighting that you can't change yourself without a bunch of CSS. Use it for non-[[code]] code snippets only.

Quick tool to colourise a 'standard' Wikidot component usage example with the above vars: link

:root {
  --c-bg: #393939;
  --c-syntax: #e0e0e0;
  --c-comment: #999999;
  --c-error: #f2777a;
  --c-value: #f99157;
  --c-symbol: #ffcc66;
  --c-string: #99cc99;
  --c-operator: #66cccc;
  --c-builtin: #70a7df;
  --c-keyword: #cc99cc;
}
 
.terminal, .terminal > .code {
  color: var(--c-syntax);
  background: var(--c-bg);
  border: 0.4rem solid var(--c-comment);
  border-radius: 1rem;
}

Debug mode

Draw lines around anything inside .debug-mode. The colour of the lines is red but defers to CSS variable --debug-colour.

You can also add div.debug-info.over and div.debug-info.under inside an element to annotate the debug boxes — though you'll need to make sure to leave enough vertical space that the annotation doesn't overlap the thing above or below it.

…like this!

.debug-mode, .debug-mode *, .debug-mode *::before, .debug-mode *::after {
  outline: 1px solid var(--debug-colour, red);
  position: relative;
}
.debug-info {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  font-family: 'Fira Code', monospace;
  font-size: 1rem;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.debug-info.over { top: -2.5rem; }
.debug-info.under { bottom: -2.5rem; }
.debug-info p { margin: 0; }

SCP-7909: …And Then Nothing Happened
1.1-4.7: Nothing ocurrs.
Unreal.jpg
Item#: SCP-7909
Level4
Containment Class:
keter
Secondary Class:
conscientia
Disruption Class:
amida
Risk Class:
caution

SPECIAL CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES

SCP-7909 is considered uncontainable at the present moment.

The Department of Ontokinetics is to record the background daumal levels of reality, to predict when an SCP-7909 event is going to occur1, and to respond with the appropriate information suppression tactics.

The remaining Containment Procedures for SCP-7909 are to be focused on censoring civilian discussion about the anomaly. As such, disinformation efforts should be enacted as needed, the successful use of which has resulted in the continued protection of the Veil.2

realityfails.jpg

The last picture taken of reality with a camera, approximately 0.016 seconds before its spontaneous demanifestation, photographer unknown, location unknown. Image found by Foundation webcrawlers and subsequently taken down. Note the screen slicing, a possible outcome of extreme ontological/informational degradation.


DESCRIPTION

SCIENTIFIC CONTEXT
Personnel are obligated to read this table to gain a better understanding of SCP-7909.
One Daumal is equal to the average topological complexity of narrative-space-time in 1-1-1-space (ie. a space possessing exactly 1 narrative dimension, 1 spatial dimension, 1 temporal dimension).
Fictionality denotes the extent to which one reality can affect and/or be affected by universes to which it is pataphysically-linked, ie. it is imagined by a sapient entity as a non-real scenario.
Our reality is possesses one fictional dimension and one real dimension, a.k.a 50% fictional and 50% real, i.e, our universe is narratively two-dimensional. This mean that (in average) 50% of all events are caused/influenced by pataphysical transmission (imagining), while the other 50% are governed by our universe's laws of physics (determinism). Free will does not exist.
Universes are said to be pataphysically linked if one is represented in the other as a fictional narrative or scenario conceived of by a sapient entity. These universes are arranged along a specific pataphysical dimension. When an individual conceives of a non-real scenario, an information packet representing that scenario emanates out of their universe and travels downwards in the pataphysical dimension before attaching itself to a nascent universe with low information content, bringing about the imagined scenario in that universe.
A nullspace void is a space in reality that measures 0-0-0 daumals, meaning it possesses no physical, causal or narrative potential. Though, infokinetic interactions continue to occur at the quantum level. Also of note; nullspaces are very effective in communication with pattern-based entities.
For more information, read "Intro to Narrativics and General Relativity" by Dr. Placeholder McDoctorate.

SCP-7909 is an ectoentropic3, ontokinetic4, both destructive and constructive event, in which all of baseline reality becomes a nullspace void, possessing 0 daumals a.k.a; possessing no physical, causal, or narrative potential.5

SCP-7909 happens at random times. Of note: no significant changes to reality have been noticed when an SCP-7909 event occurs.6

It has recently been discovered that entities affected by an SCP-7909 event will become unable to participate in narratives for two hours, making reality's narrative potential severely lower than standard for said amount of time. When this effect ends, all species suddenly become highly likely to enter one or more large narratives with multiple subnarrative layers. This increases this reality's narrative potential to higher than average for 2 weeks. This is caused by heavy pataphysical transmissions from sapient beings in a relatively higher universe.

As time goes on, more individuals will gain knowledge and engage in discussions about SCP-7909, especially if they've experienced its effects multiple times. Due to the range of SCP-7909 events, it is expected that the Foundation will have to enact ENNUI protocol or a similar global amnestization procedure ultimately to lessen the scope of civilian knowledge about the anomaly.

The cause, or the purpose, of SCP-7909, is unknown.

The following is a timed list of the occurrences of an SCP-7909 event:

Theorized Time (In seconds) Actions
0.1-0.3 All entities in reality either become blind or lose sight completely. As well as being completely unable to move. In simpler terms, reality becomes effectively paused.
0.3-0.4 Simple atom structures will begin to demanifest from baseline reality.
0.4-0.6 More complicated atom structures will begin to de-manifest from baseline reality.
0.6-0.9 Reality at this point is theorized to measure extremely close to 0-0-0 daumals.
0.9-1.0 All atom-based structures will de-manifest from baseline reality.
1.0-1.1 Reality at this point is theorized to measure 0-0-0 daumals.
1.1-4.7 Nothing ocurrs.
4.7-4.8 All atom-based structures manifest in reality. Daumals are theorized to begin increasing at this stage.
4.8-4.9 Entities located in reality gain sight again. Daumals continue to increase, almost reaching the level of baseline reality.
4.9-5.0 Daumals measure levels consistent with baseline reality.

Unreal.jpg

The cause of SCP-7909. Image found by the Department of Pataphysical Optics and Noospheric Imaging.

DISCOVERY

The discovery of SCP-7909 took place on the date of 06/08/2028. Two minutes before the event occurred, background daumal readings of reality were lower than standard, rating 1.9582-3-0.99999 daumals at its lowest point. The first SCP-7909 event then ensued.

After the event concluded, personnel measured reality and it estimated the standard amount of daumals.7

ADDENDUM

Interview with a civilian affected by SCP-7909.

FOREWORD: Foundation doctor pretended to be a standard doctor after the interviewee was confirmed to have set an appointment 2 minutes after an SCP-7909 event. The interviewer was redacted.

Interviewer: Hello, I'm here for your check-up.

Interviewee: Ah, yes, come in.

Interviewee sets up a chair close to a table. He sits down on the opposite side. He is visibly worried.

Interviewer: Alright, so how do you feel now?

Interviewee: Uh… fine, I guess. Not really much of anything, if I'm honest.

Interviewer pretends to write on a notepad.

Interviewer: Mhm, so, try to explain what happened.

Interviewee sighs.

Interviewee: I was walking home at [16 hs], and my mind was not with me, I wasn't paying attention to anything. Then, uh, I just couldn't move, I tried to with all my strength, but I couldn't do anything, and then… Nothing.

Interviewee doesn't say anything for 12 seconds.

Interviewee: I couldn't see anything, just completely black, like I was swimming in miasmic darkness,8 if you could swim without moving, that is. The only thing left was my mind, but then…

Interviewee doesn't say anything for 29 seconds.

Interviewer: And then?

Interviewee: I don't know. Nothing, then something. It took my arms and my legs, it took my eyes, and it took my mind. And then everything was back to normal. I was back two blocks from my house, with my stuff, in the same place. Like nothing had ever happened. He pauses, life felt more… boring the next few hours, like a little bit of nothing was stuck inside me.

The rest of the interview was omitted for brevity.


AFTERWORD: The interviewee was given ineffective medications following the principle of the placebo effect, told a false story involving his mental health, and to: "take a break from the books."

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